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While not exactly a golden rule, it is known fact that if a movie does well in the box office, chances are good that it will be followed by sequel and more often than not, we’ve come to expect that the sequel won’t measure up to the original. Add a third movie to the mix and you’re just asking for trouble. With animated movies, the expectations are often even lower. (Is anyone really surprised that the Ice Age movies keep getting worse?) But sometimes, as is the case with the Disney/Pixar Toy Story movies, we’re pleasantly surprised. Now you can add How to Train Your Dragon to that short list too.

One thing that DreamWorks Animation has understood about this series is that the story comes first, the hijinks come later. The very first Dragon movie proved that way back in 2010 with a strong story and with each chapter that has come after it, that story just keeps getting better. What started out as a cute kid’s story has become a powerful trilogy. We've seen these chara…

Kevin Spacey Hosts the 71st Annual Tony Awards

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Often other networks try not to compete when award shows are being aired, but that doesn’t appear to be the case this Sunday when CBS airs the 71st Annual Tony Awards. Okay, maybe NBC isn’t too serious with a 2-hour long The Incredible Dog Challenge, but both ABC and FOX are premiering new summer shows.

Of course, when compared to the Oscars, Golden Globes and Grammys, the Tony Awards pale in comparison, but it is still a big night with some big performances and even bigger host, so it will be interesting to see how everybody does with their ratings this week.

This year, CBS is stepping up its game with Kevin Spacey hosting the award show telecast live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Musical number highlights include cast performances from 2017-nominated shows Bandstand, Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Falsettos, Groundhog Day The Musical, Hello, Dolly!, Miss Saigon, Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812 and War Paint, with additional performances by Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr. and the Radio City Rockettes.

Best Book of a Musical: Come From Away, Irene Sankoff and David Hein, Dear Evan Hansen, Steven Levenson, Groundhog Day The Musical, Danny Rubin, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1912, Dave MalloyBest Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: Come From Away, Irene Sankoff and David Hein, Dear Evan Hansen, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Groundhog Day The Musical, Tim Minchin, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1912, Dave Malloy

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play:
Johanna Day, Sweat, Jayne Houdyshell, A Doll’s House, Part 2, Cynthia Nixon, Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes, Condola Rashad, A Doll’s House, Part 2, Michelle Wilson, SweatBest Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play:
Michael Aronov, Oslo, Danny DeVito, Arthur Miller’s The Price, Nathan Lane, The Front Page, Richard Thomas, Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes, John Douglas Thompson, August Wilson’s JitneyBest Scenic Design of a Play:
David Gallo, August Wilson’s Jitney, Nigel Hook, The Play That Goes Wrong, Douglas W. Schmidt, The Front Page, Michael Yeargan, Oslo

Best Scenic Design of a Musical:
Rob Howell, Groundhog Day The Musical, David Korins, War Paint, Mimi Lien, Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812, Santo Loquasto, Hello, Dolly!

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It’s hard to believe that it’s been five years since everything was awesome, at least in the world of Lego as seen in the original Lego Movie. Since then Lego-themed movies have been released, none of which have been as popular, lucrative or received as much praise from critics as the original.

Now the gang is back in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part but everything appears to be less awesome as Bricksburg has become Apocalypseburg and is getting worse when this world is threatened by Lego Duplo invaders from outer space. Still, just like is real life, Legos can always rebuild.

It takes a lot of physical and CGI Legos to create a movie. Here is a breakdown on how that looks:

2: The number of characters Chris Pratt, Stephanie Beatriz and Alison Brie play in the film. (Pratt plays Emmet and Rex Dangervest, Beatriz plays General Mayhem and Sweet Mayhem and Brie plays Unikitty and Ultrakitty)

3: The number of times Will Arnett has voiced the role of Batman in a Lego movie.

TVAmerica’s Got Talent: The Champions brought back 50 of the best acts from the different world versions of the show to compete one more time for the chance to win a really impressive (or tall) trophy, $25,000 cash and pretty incredible bragging rights. The two-hour presentation began with an hour full of filler of past acts, silly bits and interviews with the dozen remaining acts hoping to win.

Soon the 12 was whittled down to five including ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer, sand artist Kseniya Imonova, card magician Shin Lim, singer Cristina Ramos and comedian Preacher Lawson. And during the show’s last five minutes of the show the winner was revealed.